Clare's Blog: Week of June 4, 2017

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Monday, June 5
B DAY

8:00am Morning Meeting in the Lounge
10:00am All Schools Chapel
10:40am Snack @ the MS Office
2:15pm 6th & 7th: Flex; 8th: Closing Ceremony Rehearsal in the Kemper Theater

Tuesday, June 6
C DAY
8:00am Advisory
10:05am Snack @ the MS Office
10:10am Closing Ceremony Rehearsal for students giving speeches
10:20am Flex
2:15pm Athletics

Wednesday, June 7
D DAY
8:00am Advisory
10:05am Snack @ the MS Office
10:20am Flex
2:15pm All MS Students: Closing Ceremony Rehearsal in the Kemper Theater; Faculty: Progress Report Writing

Thursday, June 8
FINAL ASSESSMENTS

Thursday, June 8
Start time	End time		6A	6B	7A	7B	8A	8B	8C

8:00 AM	8:15 AM	Advisory	Advisory
8:15 AM	9:45 AM	Block 1	A	A	LL	LL	M	M	M
9:45 AM	10:15 AM	Flex	Flex
10:15 AM	11:45 AM	Block 2	M	M	LA	LA	LL	LL	LL
11:45 AM	12:30 PM	Lunch	Lunch
12:30 PM	2:00 PM	Block 3	Rube Goldberg Project		SCI	SCI	A	A	A
2:00 PM	2:10 PM	Break
2:10 PM	3:10 PM	Block 4	Rube Goldberg Project		Leadership Talk		PHE	PHE	PHE

Friday, June 9

FINAL ASSESSMENTS

Friday, June 9
Start time	End time		6A	6B	7A	7B	8A	8B	8C

8:00 AM	8:15 AM	Advisory	Advisory
8:15 AM	9:45 AM	Block 1	LL	LL	A	A	IS	IS	IS
9:45 AM	10:15 AM	Flex	Flex
10:15 AM	11:45 AM	Block 2	Rube Goldberg Project		M	M	LA	LA	LA
11:45 AM	12:30 PM	Lunch	Lunch
12:30 PM	2:00 PM	Block 3	Rube Goldberg Project		MT Prep		Oral History Project
2:00 PM	2:10 PM	Break
2:10 PM	3:10 PM	Block 4	PHE	PHE	Advisory Challenge		Oral History Project

9:00am-10:00am 5th Grade Exhibition in the Learning Commons

Monday, June 12

6th Grade Schedule

8:00am Advisory

8:15am Rube Goldberg Project Preparation (Hunt, Strate, Paco, Venkatesh, MFinch)

1:00pm Rube Goldberg Exhibition in the Great Hall

2:15pm Athletics or Open Mic Rehearsal

7th Grade Schedule

8:00am Advisory

8:30am Departure for Mass Transit Field Trip (Price, Taylor, Rockne, Lorance, Gettel, GFinch, Hake, Flores)

2:15pm Athletics or Open Mic Rehearsal

8th Grade Schedule

8:00am Closing Ceremony Rehearsal (Wagstaff & Hulseman)

8:45am 8th Grade Chapel Practice (Wagstaff & Hulseman)

9:15am Departure for 8th Grade Retreat

2:15pm Athletics or Open Mic Rehearsal

Tuesday, June 13

8:00am Advisory & Locker Cleanout (Advisors monitor)

8:00am 8th G Oral History Exhibition Set-up in the Great Hall (McConnell)

8:30am 8th Grade Chapel Practice (Wagstaff)

9:00am 8th Grade Chapel

10:15am Break/Snack

10:30am Oral History Project Exhibition

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Open Mic in the Kemper Theater

Wednesday, June 14

8:00am Morning Meeting in the MS Lounge

8:20am Final Advisory and Yearbook Distribution

8:45am Rehearsal for Closing Ceremony Speakers & Individual Performers in the Kemper Theater

8:45am Yearbook Signing (6th: Strate's Classroom, 7th: Price's Classroom, 8th: MS Lounge)

9:45am Snack

10:00am 8th Grade Class photo in the Bamford Commons; 6th & 7th Line up in the Kemper Gym

10:15am All in place for the Closing Ceremony

10:30am Middle School Closing Ceremony

12:00pm MS Faculty & Staff Photo and Reception in the Kemper Courtyard

12:00pm-1:15pm Lunch served in the Dining Room

1:30pm All Schools Faculty Meeting

3:00pm Year-End Happy Hour

Thursday, June 15

Faculty In-Service (Schedule TBD)

Friday, June 16

Faculty in-Service (Schedule TBD)

3:00pm MS Happier Hour

Action Items...

Kudos!

Congratulations to Kyle for receiving the Bev Brown Award! And congrats to Alice, who became President of the Chinese Language Teacher Association of Washington over the weekend!

Second Semester Narratives

June 16: Second Semester Narratives due to the appropriate folder
Second Semester Questions for Narratives

Advisors' Narratives:
Advisors' Narratives should be brief overviews of how the year has gone and, if appropriate, recommendations for summer tasks or things to focus on next year. These should be similar to the middle paragraph of the Advisors' Reflections that we wrote at First Quarter.

Second Semester Finals

Below is a draft schedule for Finals on June 8 and 9. Please review, and let me know if anything is missing. Wednesday will be a standard D Day.

Thursday, June 8

Friday, June 9

Start time

End time

Start time

End time

8:00 AM

8:15 AM

Advisory

8:00 AM

8:15 AM

Advisory

8:15 AM

9:45 AM

Block 1

8:15 AM

9:45 AM

Block 1

9:45 AM

10:15 AM

Flex

9:45 AM

10:15 AM

Flex

10:15 AM

11:45 AM

Block 2

10:15 AM

11:45 AM

Block 2

Rube Goldberg Project

11:45 AM

12:30 PM

Lunch

11:45 AM

12:30 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM

2:00 PM

Block 3

Rube Goldberg Project

SCI

12:30 PM

2:00 PM

Block 3

Rube Goldberg Project

MT Prep

Oral History Project

2:00 PM

2:10 PM

Break

2:00 PM

2:10 PM

Break

2:10 PM

3:10 PM

Block 4

Rube Goldberg Project

Leadership Talk

PHE

2:10 PM

3:10 PM

Block 4

PHE

Advisory Challenge

Oral History Project

Updating, Refurbishing, and Fixing...

Please continue to think about the needs for your classrooms and workspace and what updates you'd like to see for next year and capture ideas and requests on this doc.

Communications

This week, the blog for families will feature the Individuals & Societies and PHE programs. Please email your post to Bill or Alicia, or drop it in the corresponding box on this doc.

PD options...

Volcanoes!

Registration is now open for the Mount Rainier teacher workshop, July 17 - 21, 2017, at Mount Rainier National Park. This five-day classroom and field-based workshop at the Mount Rainier Education Center offers volcano information and hands-on classroom activities so you can teach about Mount Rainier and other Cascade Range volcanoes. The workshop is designed for Middle School teachers. Participants bring their own food and free camping is available. There is a $20 fee for the workshop. Registration information is available here.

Technology!

The Summercore Team has conducted hundreds of workshops for teachers across the country. We create a unique technology professional development experience by combining skill instruction, best practices, and hands-on learning. But most of all, our workshops are fun. We believe that learning and teaching are incomplete without a sense of humor and a spirit of enjoyment. Click here to view our entire summer schedule and to register for a workshop. We are currently offering workshops in New York, Maryland, Florida, and California. You can learn more about our workshops by visiting our website. If you're interested in bringing a Summercore workshop to your school for this summer, next summer, or during the school year, please contact us.

Upcoming Religious & Cultural Observances

Thursday, June 1 marked the beginning of Caribbean American Heritage Month and LGBTQ Pride Month.
Sunday, June 4 is the Christian observance of Pentecost.
Monday, June 19 is Juneteenth, which commemorates the abolishment of slavery in the United States.
Wednesday, June 21 is the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. It is also the Wiccan observance of Litha.
Thursday, June 22 is the Muslim observance Laylat al-Qadr (pronounced: KUDDr), which commemorates the first revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad.
Friday, June 23 is the Catholic Feast of the Sacred Heart.
Monday, June 26 is the Muslim holiday Eid al Fitr.